Invest in experiences, not things

Category Archives: Mexico

We found out about an awesome side trip to see whales up close from our friends John, Cindy and Journey on S/V Namaste. February 16 we rented a car with Theresa and Niko from S/V Savarona and we all hit the … Continue reading →

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It was bittersweet to get a full crew together and race Astraea in a Saturday Veleros de Baja sailboat race. We invited our friends from S/V Namaste, S/V Sea Rover II and S/V Greybeard to hang out and crew for the … Continue reading →

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With the decision made to leave the boat for sale in La Paz, we sailed back into La Paz and got a slip at Marina Cortez. We had lots of work to do, and wanted the ease of living at … Continue reading →

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By the third week in January, we were BORED! We’d been in La Paz since the beginning of December when my mom came to visit. All the big projects (sealing the toe rail and the v-berth hatch, rotten mizzen spreader … Continue reading →

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Back in October when we were getting ready to head back to the boat, Nate got the word that his old job (this time as a civilian) was available. With the cruising kitty running a little low, he put in … Continue reading →

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We’d been hanging out with David and Kinyon from S/V Sheldon 2 since they arrived in La Paz. They really liked the area, so they decided to have a home base ashore in La Ventana and invited us out to … Continue reading →

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A few days after Christmas my friend Clint, from San Diego, came roadtripping down through Baja with his son and they stopped by La Paz to see us. We offered them bunk space on our boat for the night but … Continue reading →

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After my mom left on December 16th, our schedule was wide open. There were some kid boats in La Paz so the first thing we did was get together for a walk on the Malécon. Sully had tons of fun … Continue reading →

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We were underway on December 3rd headed south for La Paz. We needed to be in Cabo by the 8th to pick up Vicky, (aka Sully’s MeMe) at the airport. Along the way we anchored in Los Gatos and Bahía … Continue reading →

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After swimming and lunch in Puerto Ballandra on November 25th, we got a call on the radio from our friends Megan and Jonah on s/v Orion. We hadn’t seen them since leaving San Carlos together on November 8th. They were … Continue reading →

Hi! We’re Nate, Natalie and Sully and here’s our plan:

Our mantra is "Invest in experiences, not things." Our goal is to travel and experience everything life has to offer before we get too old. To meet that goal, we bought a boat and lived aboard while outfitting her for coastal cruising. We 'cut the dock lines' in November 2014 and now we are heading south along the coast from San Diego to Mexico! This blog is to help us remember our trip and so our friends and family can follow along on our journey.